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Pakistan factory collapse kills 18, dozens trapped At least 18 people were killed and 51 injured when the roof of a factory collapsed near the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, officials said, with around a hundred more still trapped.

05 November 2015 14:27

Moody's cuts VW's credit rating amid emissions scandal Moody's hit embattled German automaker Volkswagen with a credit downgrade, saying the company's reputation and earnings were at risk from the growing emissions cheating scandal.

05 November 2015 14:07

Teen fans greet world premiere of final 'Hunger Games' movie Thousands of shrieking teenage fans greeted superstar Jennifer Lawrence as the final movie of "The Hunger Games" blockbuster franchise had its world premiere in Berlin.

05 November 2015 13:46

At least 36 dead in S.Sudan air crash At least 36 people were killed when a Soviet-era Antonov plane crashed just after take-off from South Sudan's capital Juba.

05 November 2015 11:44

Erdogan seeks new charter to increase his powers Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for a new constitution that would give him greater powers, heightening opposition fears over authoritarian rule.

05 November 2015 11:05

Egypt's Sisi calls for NATO help in Libya 'vacuum' Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called for NATO powers to help rebuild Libya, beset by violence since an uprising backed by the Western military alliance toppled leader Moamer Kadhafi.

04 November 2015 16:53

Jeb Bush apologizes for 'French work week' putdown Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush has informally apologized to France for accusing a rival of only showing up for "a French work week."

04 November 2015 16:47

French footballer Benzema held over sextape blackmail: legal source French footballer Karim Benzema was arrested in connection with blackmail over a sextape featuring fellow player Mathieu Valbuena, a source close to the probe told AFP.

04 November 2015 16:42

Obama says 2016 hopefuls will get serious Barack Obama says the plethora of candidates vying to succeed him as US president will be forced to exit "silly season" and be "more serious" as the 2016 general election nears.

04 November 2015 16:30

Moscovici confident of 'compromise' with Greece on remaining reforms The EU's economic affairs commissioner, Pierre Moscovici, voiced confidence that Greece would reach a "compromise" with its creditors by the end of the week on remaining reforms demanded under its third bailout.

04 November 2015 15:48

Tidal streaming service branches into comedy, drama Tidal, the upstart streaming service led by rap mogul Jay Z, branched into television-style programming with comedy and drama series

04 November 2015 15:35

Cheers, kisses as Rome's Trevi Fountain reopens Emerald waters gushed from Rome's Trevi fountain and spotlights lit up its gleaming Baroque facade as the taps were turned back on after a 16-month clean-up to cheers from delighted tourists.

04 November 2015 15:29

Russia readies to exhume Tsar Alexander III in Romanov probe Russian investigators began examining the grave of Tsar Alexander III ahead of his exhumation in a probe looking to finally identify the remains of the last tsar Nicholas II and his family.

04 November 2015 15:21

Canada's new leader to step out on world stage Justin Trudeau takes over as Canada's prime minister, striking out on the diplomatic stage with a fortnight of back-to-back summits leading up to the UN climate talks in Paris.

04 November 2015 14:48

VW sales in United States hit by emissions scandal Volkswagen sales in the US market appeared to take a hit last month from the company's huge emissions scandal.

04 November 2015 14:45

Experts examine black boxes of crashed Russian jet Investigators began examining the two black boxes from the Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said the probe would take time.

04 November 2015 14:41

EU's Tusk seeks 'strong signal' from Turkey EU president Donald Tusk urged Turkey to show its readiness to work with Brussels on issues such as the migrant crisis following a stunning election win by the party of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

04 November 2015 13:00

British PM denies Syria strikes climbdown The British government denied it was abandoning plans for a parliamentary vote to join air strikes in Syria as an influential committee of MPs advised against action.

03 November 2015 16:28

Kerry in Tajikistan for talks on Afghan border threat US Secretary of State John Kerry visited Tajikistan to talk about security threats on its Afghan border, on the fourth leg of a five-nation tour of Central Asia.

03 November 2015 16:14

Trump publishes new book 'Crippled America' Donald Trump revs up his race for the White House, releasing a new book outlining the ills of modern-day America and telling voters why he should be president.

03 November 2015 16:12